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    The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness
    The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness
    The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness
    Audiobook6 hours

    The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness

    Written by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

    Narrated by Noah Galvin, Graeme Malcolm and January LaVoy

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    About this audiobook

    An international bestseller and TikTok sensation with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide, The Courage to Be Disliked is a transformative and practical guide to personal happiness and self-fulfillment.

    Now you can unlock your full potential and free yourself from the shackles of past traumas and societal expectations to find true personal happiness. Based on the theories of renowned psychologist Alfred Adler, this book guides you through the principles of self-forgiveness, self-care, and mind decluttering in a straightforward, easy-to-digest style that’s accessible to all.

    The Courage to Be Disliked unfolds as a dialogue between a philosopher and a young man, who, over the course of five enriching conversations, realizes that each of us is in control of our life’s direction, independent of past burdens and expectations of others.

    Wise, empowering, and profoundly liberating, this book is a life-changing experience that shows you a path to lasting happiness and how to finally be the person you truly want to be. Millions are already benefiting from its teachings—and you can be next.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateMay 8, 2018
    ISBN9781508258476
    The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness
    Author

    Ichiro Kishimi

    Ichiro Kishimi was born in Kyoto, where he currently resides. He writes and lectures on Adlerian psychology and provides counseling for youths in psychiatric clinics as a certified counselor and consultant for the Japanese Society of Adlerian Psychology. He is the translator, into Japanese, of selected writings by Alfred Adler—The Science of Living and Problems of Neurosis—and he is the author of Introduction to Adlerian Psychology, in addition to numerous other books.

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    • 5/5
      I'm glad they went with the Socrates dialogue format (and also that there were multiple narrators). The material by itself isn't dry, but having a dialogue with multiple narrators certainly helped me become more engrossed in the content. The content itself was very intriguing. I'm not familiar with Adler, but I found the title interesting enough. However, by the time I listened to the audiobook, I realized I wanted to read more into Adler. I also love the idea of combining psychology and philosophy. I enjoy studying philosophy, so maybe that's why the book also appealed to me. Regardless, the entire book (and how it explains Adler's ideas) is well done. Kudos to the authors.

      8 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Really good conversation about life and the way of dealing with ourselves to see the world in a positive manner.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      One of my favorite new books. As an enthusiast of psychology, self development, philosophy, the book combines the three fields with logic and wisdom. Life changing!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This book was my first encounter to Adlerian Psychology and I loved it. The only thing that bothered me about the book was the young man's (sometimes) insolent attitude so I'd recommend reading the book rather than listening to it.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      great framework for perceiving life. anyone seeking happiness should give it a shot.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A must have in your book library. Great Book

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is truly a life changing book. I've read a lot of philosophical books, but this one requires an absolute re-read and study because the information in it is so valuable and easy to apply in my life. It is presented in a way that makes it easy to apply each lesson in every day life.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Certainly a novel point of view on the world and at the same time, listening to this book was like putting words on beliefs I’d had for a long time.

      Wether you agree with the tenets propounded by the author or not, I think it’s worthwhile and would recommend.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Awesomely fun! A dialogue between philosophy and psychology. A life changer for all!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A wonderful recording in which an actual dialogue takes place. Wonderful.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Just arrive at the end of the book to receive a great teaching about life. Do not abandon the dialogue or judge it, just reflect on yourself

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Such a thought-provoking book! The book is written in the format of a dialogue which makes for easy listening. An excellent introduction Adlerian Psychology.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Neu ( wenigstens für mich), verständlich und anwendbar.Bitte lesen, wenn an praktischer Lebensphilosophie interessiert.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Should be called the Courage To Be Happy

      I felt like I was exactly in the same place as the young kid.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Nice introduction to the philosophy of Alfred Adler. I like that it’s a conversation between a young person and a philosopher.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book has allowed me to make the biggest change in my life. I cannot describe the gravity or meaningfulness these philosophies may bring to your life, but as for me, I am truly now at peace, or as the say in the book, dancing.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      The best book ever read. I love that it was dialogue and the relatability was soo on point that that book should be an example of how books like this one be represented

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      My first introduction to Adlerian psychology. I learned so much about myself it’s incredible

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Fantastic all around. I loved the format and wisdom.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      If you let it it'll change your life. So thankful!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A life without destination. The courage to be disliked is a practical philosophy to be more self reliant and live in harmony with society.

      Book is based on Alfred Adler teaching, a great comrade of and yet having fundamentally opposite view to Sigmund Freud. Some personal takeaways;

      Life is not a line, like that of a mountain climb, but connected dots, where one gets to live moments to moments. Just like dance, there's no destination. If one is truly present in the moment, the past no longer binds.

      When we get to live in such freedom we can and will get lost. But so long as we go through life engaging on life tasks -- the tasks of work, friendship, and love, it does not matter if we get lost, it'll be still a happy, courageous life.

      Who would've thought that psychology, philosophy, and mindfulness convenes?

      If reading a good book is like conversing with a good friend, well what a time well spent :)

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is an excellent introduction to a broad and engaging philosophy. I was encouraged and surprised to find how much it resonated with my own way of life. The text is well written and nicely read by entertaining actors. It is the perfect ‘read’ for a car ride. I did so on my way to work a 20 minute commute that gave me just the right dose got the day! Highly recommended!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      The author uses a dialog between two to explain his theories. That dialog does not seem natural but quite forced. In spite of that, the content is interesting.

      I am not sure if the audio version is the most suitable for this kind of content. I sometimes find it difficult to follow. I would prefer the written text. That would help me take notes. It would also help to check the index and understand how each chapter and section fits in the overall structure. With the audio version all that is much difficult. For me, the audio could be a good complement, but not the best option if you have to choose between audio or text. I am sorry that the book is not available in Scribd.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It is rare to find a book that can shake you to the core. It took a while to reach the end, but it was just so I can linger and absorb the insights better, and to understand them. This book has accompanied me during one of the hardest periods of my life, uplifting me and helping me to put things in proportion. I am going to hear it once again and get a hard copy. It has started to change my world view and I hope what it leads me to continues to be such an inspiration.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Presented in easy to understand dialogue, this book is a great way to learn about Adlerian Psychology.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Eye-opening. I don't agree with everything. But worth a read for anyone who feels trapped or incongruent with society's General way of thinking about life
    • 5/5
      Absolutely life changing!! I don’t know what else to say. I am speechless
    • 5/5
      An excellent perspective on life and a great theory. I like the way the book is written.
    • 3/5
      The book is good but the youth narrator is really hard to listen.
    • 5/5
      A stunning book that has me really rethinking how I live my life and my relationships with people. Beyond that, I feel really inspired to live my truth and be confident in myself and others. Definitely worth rereading in a text format. Top tier.